February 25, 2013

Even before the festival there are no custom rolled cigars at Reynaldo in the Conde de Villanueva. The large-sized cigars always enjoyed great popularity among the festival guests. An employee told me it lacked at Prima Materia, a raw tobacco. Maybe it's true, maybe it has other reasons. In fact, this year there are no Reynaldo cigars at the festival.

I wonder if we have caused that with our daily visits to Reynaldo in November 2012...

1st third / 1. Drittel:The cigar starts with a clear woody notes. This decreases after about 1 cm. Nevertheless, some tart note obtained, reminiscent of burned wood. Continue to develop very complex sweet flavors that can not be clearly assigned.

3rd third / 3. Drittel:Toward the end, nutty aromas were added, which fit well with the also detectable oak.
The last third of the cigar becomes a little stronger. It is becoming increasingly spicy. Also earthy flavors emerge.
Furthermore, it is very complex up to the end, which makes it to a very interesting smoke.

Burning, ash / Abbrand, Asche:The burning is very good. It demonstrates a superior quality of workmanship. This underscores the premium character of the cigar.
This also confirms the very solid ash. It is medium gray, striped and has a slightly cracked surface.

3rd third / 3. Drittel:Toward the end, bitter herbal notes comes present. The cigar becomes spicier, the prominent sweetness is almost completely gone. Therefore typical Cuban flavors are brought to the fore. Delicious woody with flavors, that reminiscent of thick saddle leather. Then as a finale, as so often, clear flavors of marzipan. Sweet and very aromatic with hints of bitter almond.

Conclusion / Fazit:The cigar impressed from the beginning with a beautiful, varied bouquet of aromas. Very exciting and full and perfectly balanced. Despite the complexity of the cigar, it never overwhelmed the smoker, so it represents also a recommendation to a less experienced smoker.

The San Cristobal - El Morro (Boxing ABR07) was one of the tastiest cigars, which I was allowed to smoke in the recent times. Too bad that this was the last cigar from the box.